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Bartlett, Thomas
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History of Harrison County, West Virginia, 
From the Early Days of Northwestern Virginia to the Present.
by Henry Haymond
Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va., 1910

Page 389

Thomas Bartlett who owned a large tract of land on the West Fork
River near the Maulsby Bridge was noted for his large corn crops
and in times of scarcity people would come from a great distance to
purchase corn, and so frequently did this happen, that his
plantation was called Egypt, which was suggested by the well known
incident stated in the Bible when Joseph's brethren went down to
Egypt on the Nile in time of famine to purchase grain.

To Thomas Bartlett's credit be it recorded that he never raised the
price of corn no matter how scarce it was, and that the quantity he
sold to anyone was governed by the size of the purchaser's family.

He would positively refuse to sell in large quantities to anyone
for fear they would raise the market price and speculate upon the
wants of the people.

All honor to this noble pioneer whose heart went out in sympathy to
his fellow man. Would that the world contained more like him.

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